Any tips on 1st boss VMA?

Valn

2h dps full stamina build here 247 CP

briarhart/agility sets

jeedrzej

Earn more CP
This boss is the easiest. If you cant kill him... Welll...


If you really want to know... Nuke him

Valn

jeedrzej wrote: »

Earn more CP
This boss is the easiest. If you cant kill him... Welll...


If you really want to know... Nuke him

thanks for the awesome tips

Schemering

if you have vigor dps boss as fast as possible; if not you might want to get vigor first. If boss jumps away use gap closer or similar move to be able to keep dpsing

Fignutz821

Get better gear, hundings, night mother, tbs... Briar heart is trash

MaxwellC

@Valn
I think a new build is in order if you're having trouble on the 1st boss..

d8rmir

"nuke" is really the only possible tip

Ch4mpTW

As many others have said here, you really need to burn that boss fast. He's a "damage check" of sorts, in order to make sure your damage is on par for the rest of the arena. To be a bit more specific, he shouldn't teleport more than twice. A third being barely acceptable. If he teleports more than three times, you're not ready to handle vMA.

As for some specific advice on how to go about beating him, if you do want to go about doing it the long and grueling way? Or rather the "mechanics way"? Take care of the adds as soon as they're summoned, and focus immediately on the boss afterward. All the while avoiding: Ground traps, the orb that follows you, and managing the attacks that the boss is dealing to you. Follow those mechanics, and you will succeed.

mb10

Get rid of briarheart imo.. You shouldnt use a set that MIGHT proc on VMA you need guaranteed numbers.

Anyway move around him and constantly hit him. As soon as the spawn comes up use dawnbreaker on them both then kill the spawn.
Keep using resolving vigor every few seconds and repeat.

Reverb

Watch some You Tube videos on vMA boss mechanics, and study up on your build. If you're struggling with the 1st boss, you don't stand a chance at the rest. I'm not meaning to be disparaging, but speaking honestly. It will be extremely frustrating for you to push on in vMA without sorting your gear, skills and rotation first.

I say this as someone who can clear the first few rounds pretty easily without dying, but has a toon forever stuck on round 6 and one on round 9. It (and now vMOL) is the only end game content I haven't completed. As much as I would like the achievement and title and mostly the weapons, I accept that it will take much more time and effort than I'll put in. So ill endure the mocking from my Stormproof and Flawless guildies.

Armitas

He will consume the remaining health of the adds he summons and that remaining health will heal the boss. So you either need to do more dps than he is getting from heals, or stop and kill the adds before they become a heal, then switch back to the boss. Also there are little blue shapes floating in the air around the battle field that will give you bonuses like more dps or healing or defense. Use those to help you.

Here is a good guide on it. Joy's updated guide to beating Maelstrom Arena

Jar_Ek

First time try using the sigils to help.
Try not to let him teleport many times, each teleport is more adds and its their damage combined with his that will kill you.
Watch out for his aoe, it snares and hurts alot.
Generally ignore the adds and focus on the boss.
You need to be able to heal whilst doing damage if at all possible.
Vigour is your friend but it won't save you ass if your low on health - so keep it up 100% to try to keep yourself topped up (and dodge roll with vigour running is helpful).
Have some means of resource regeneration.
Don't stop moving.

Finally what class, and what quality of gear.
Also post build if you want it critiqued.

GreenhaloX

MaxwellCrystal wrote: »

@Valn
I think a new build is in order if you're having trouble on the 1st boss..

@Valn, I'm in the same boat right now. If you have the mind, you can check my rant/thread. Have been getting good tips and recommendations from good folks.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/280841/this-is-my-vma-ranting-it-is-just-too-insane/p1

Valn

Does anyone know how to get really high weapon damage? i'm at 2k at the moment but I see builds with 3.3k

Flaminir

Valn wrote: »

Does anyone know how to get really high weapon damage? i'm at 2k at the moment but I see builds with 3.3k

@Valn ... what would really help is if you could post your current build, then we can look at it and see where you can make changes to increase this. 2k is very low for weapon damage.

Race
Class
Attributes allocations
Gear (Inc sets... enchants.... quality level.... traits)
Weapons (Inc set type, enchants, quality, traits)
Skills (Both bar 1 & bar2)
Food used
Potions used
Champion point allocation

Let us know that level of detail & we can help 'pimp your build' so to speak!

Schemering

Valn wrote: »

Does anyone know how to get really high weapon damage? i'm at 2k at the moment but I see builds with 3.3k

that depends also on class, my stamplar has 4350 weapon damage unbuffed, my other classes stamina dd can only dream about that

Strider_Roshin

It's not a build issue (although that can be improved), it's a skill issue. I'd like to ask you a series of questions:
What platform and server do you play on?
What abilities do you use?
What's your CP allocation?
Do you play in first person?

Valn

Flaminir wrote: »

Valn wrote: »

Does anyone know how to get really high weapon damage? i'm at 2k at the moment but I see builds with 3.3k

@Valn ... what would really help is if you could post your current build, then we can look at it and see where you can make changes to increase this. 2k is very low for weapon damage.

Race
Class
Attributes allocations
Gear (Inc sets... enchants.... quality level.... traits)
Weapons (Inc set type, enchants, quality, traits)
Skills (Both bar 1 & bar2)
Food used
Potions used
Champion point allocation

Let us know that level of detail & we can help 'pimp your build' so to speak!

Well I tried this build http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/stamina-veteran-maelstrom-arena-build/

Nord
Dragonknight
I have 247 CP and I copied the CP as much as i could
everythings purple
5 piece Hundings range, engine guardian, 3 piece agility
I have stamina in almost every piece, mace has weapon damage enchant
food is 150 gourmet
potions is 150 tri pot

I'm trying the build I linked but it's always final phase i can't kill

AverageJo3Gam3r

It's either your playstyle or gear. As a DK you need to stack DoTs. Keep poison injection, arrow barrage, caltrops, and one of your poison DoTs up at all times. Then do wrecking blow spam until execute range.

For gear, you at least need gold weapons. This adds a couple hundred weapon damage alone. Make sure you use a weapon damage enchant on your weapon. All weapon damage enchants on jewlery too. You should be able to get in the upper 3k range with weapon damage easily.

DRXHarbinger

Valn wrote: »

Flaminir wrote: »

Valn wrote: »

Does anyone know how to get really high weapon damage? i'm at 2k at the moment but I see builds with 3.3k

@Valn ... what would really help is if you could post your current build, then we can look at it and see where you can make changes to increase this. 2k is very low for weapon damage.

Race
Class
Attributes allocations
Gear (Inc sets... enchants.... quality level.... traits)
Weapons (Inc set type, enchants, quality, traits)
Skills (Both bar 1 & bar2)
Food used
Potions used
Champion point allocation

Let us know that level of detail & we can help 'pimp your build' so to speak!

Well I tried this build http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/stamina-veteran-maelstrom-arena-build/

Nord
Dragonknight
I have 247 CP and I copied the CP as much as i could
everythings purple
5 piece Hundings range, engine guardian, 3 piece agility
I have stamina in almost every piece, mace has weapon damage enchant
food is 150 gourmet
potions is 150 tri pot

I'm trying the build I linked but it's always final phase i can't kill

Drop EG for Bloodspawn. It'll get you ulti quicker for getting your resources back anyway. Use with corrosive and you'll be fine. I've just done it without vigor on mine. Alliance rank 0 ftw.

Just use bow bar for hail, injection, breath, that's all I touched.

Front bar. Claw, reverse slice, rally, crit rush, and flames for the extra crit. Just mash away and span slice at 40% and that'll be fine. But use corrosive when you really need to burn and not at the start. I usually pop it when I'm about to die / run out of stam / execute range and go nuts, your claw will give you ticks of over 11k alone with corrosive on so put all your dots up first and then pop it to make the most of the 100% armor reduction.

Oreyn_Bearclaw

First boss is designed how he is for a reason. He is a DPS check. If you cant kill this guy before he ports 2-3 times, you need to go back to the drawing board and work on your DPS.

tist

If you cannot mindlessly beat the first two bosses you are in for a world of trouble.

neville_bart0s

when he spawns the adds put down some aoe like endless hail etc to take out the adds, then focus the boss. I never focus any adds I just let the aoes take care of them while I focus the boss.

if you are really struggling just grab the sygills thats why they are there.

disintegr8

I think you need to reassess your build. I have only ever been in normal MA but if it is the same bosses then each boss is more difficult than the previous, so if you cannot get past one without a lot of difficulty, then you need to reassess and keep practicing.

sirrmattus

ditch the 2h, go dual wield